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Semi-Annual Report
Small Company FundInvestor Shares (BCSIX)(CUSIP Number 115291833)
Institutional Shares (BCSSX) (CUSIP Number 115291403)
Mid Company FundInvestor Shares (BCMSX)
(CUSIP Number 115291809)
Institutional Shares (BCMIX) (CUSIP Number 115291783)
International Equity FundInvestor Shares (BCIIX)
(CUSIP Number 115291858)
Institutional Shares (BCISX) (CUSIP Number 115291767)
International Small Company FundInvestor Shares (BCSVX)(CUSIP Number 115291742)
Institutional Shares (BCSFX) (CUSIP Number 115291759)
September 30, 2019
Table of ContentsSchedules of Investments.............................................................................................................. 1
Statements of Assets and Liabilities ............................................................................................ 11
Statements of Operations ........................................................................................................... 13
Statements of Changes in Net Assets ..........................................................................................14
Financial Highlights...................................................................................................................... 18
Notes to Financial Statements .................................................................................................... 26
Fund Expenses ............................................................................................................................. 34
Additional Information ................................................................................................................ 35
Privacy Policy ............................................................................................................................... 36
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The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund Schedule of Investments September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 98.73% Business Services ‐ 25.89%
477,376 ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) $ 14,953,803 844,674 ANSYS, Inc.(a) 186,977,037
1,964,717 Guidewire Software, Inc.(a) 207,041,877
2,459,442 NIC, Inc. 50,787,477 1,187,035 Paycom Software, Inc.(a) 248,671,962 3,390,445 PROS Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) 202,070,522 2,387,010 Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) 188,263,479 1,004,561 Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) 263,697,263
1,362,463,420
Consumer Related ‐ 1.93%
2,178,809 Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a) 101,619,652
Industrial Products & Systems ‐ 16.16%
2,128,984 Balchem Corp.(b) 211,173,923
5,116,891 Cognex Corp. 251,392,855 1,253,373 DMC Global, Inc.(b) 55,123,345 2,944,811 Helios Technologies, Inc.
(b) 119,470,982 2,087,270 Proto Labs, Inc.(a)(b) 213,110,267
850,271,372
Information/Knowledge Management ‐ 18.04%
2,103,974 Alteryx, Inc. ‐ Class A(a) 226,029,927 1,838,316 American Software, Inc. ‐ Class A
(b) 27,611,507 824,836 Appfolio, Inc. ‐ Class A
(a)(b) 78,474,897 1,945,242 Blackbaud, Inc. 175,733,162 3,169,624 Manhattan Associates, Inc.
(a) 255,693,568 2,656,668 NetScout Systems, Inc.(a) 61,262,764 4,323,754 NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b) 67,753,225 2,292,529 Vocera Communications, Inc.
(a)(b) 56,510,840
949,069,890
Medical/Health Care ‐ 32.12%
905,880 ABIOMED, Inc.(a) 161,146,993
835,763 Bio‐Techne Corp. 163,533,746 1,883,718 Cantel Medical Corp. 140,902,106 3,138,112 Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
(a)(b) 149,123,082 515,978 Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.(a) 6,253,653 419,128 Endologix, Inc.(a) 1,663,938
2,460,624 Glaukos Corp.(a)(b) 153,813,606
140,827 Incyte Corp.(a) 10,453,588 1,909,164 Inogen, Inc.(a)(b) 91,468,047 1,800,895 iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) 133,464,329 9,980,218 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(a)(b) 85,680,172 1,399,585 Medidata Solutions, Inc.(a) 128,062,028 1,624,309 Meridian Bioscience, Inc. 15,414,693 2,835,704 Quidel Corp.
(a)(b) 173,970,440 1,802,916 Veeva Systems, Inc. ‐ Class A(a) 275,287,244
1,690,237,665
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 98.73% (continued) Miscellaneous ‐ 4.59%
3,547,514 Neogen Corp.(a)(b) $ 241,621,178
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,726,138,096) 5,195,283,177
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS ‐ 1.63% 85,891,815 Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(c) 85,891,815
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $85,891,815) 85,891,815
Total Value of Investments (Cost $2,812,029,911) ‐ 100.36% 5,281,174,992
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets ‐ (0.36)% (19,041,834)
Net Assets ‐ 100.00% $ 5,262,133,158
(a) Non-income producing investment. (b) Affiliated company - The Fund owns greater than 5% of the outstanding voting securities of this issuer. See Note 1 for more information. (c) Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019. See Notes to Financial Statements.
Summary of Investments by Sector Sector % of Net Assets Value Business Services 25.89% $ 1,362,463,420Consumer Related 1.93% 101,619,652Industrial Products & Systems 16.16% 850,271,372Information/Knowledge Management 18.04% 949,069,890Medical/Health Care 32.12% 1,690,237,665Miscellaneous 4.59% 241,621,178Short Term Investments 1.63% 85,891,815Liabilities in excess of other assets (0.36)% (19,041,834)
Total 100.00% $ 5,262,133,158
The Fund's classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reportingand compliance purposes. The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.
The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund Schedule of Investments September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 98.09% Business Services ‐ 18.19%
5,693 Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(a) $ 868,182 9,213 Envestnet, Inc.(a) 522,377 6,186 Equifax, Inc. 870,185 4,272 Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 623,584 13,425 RealPage, Inc.(a) 843,895 4,263 Tyler Technologies, Inc.
(a) 1,119,038
4,847,261
Consumer Related ‐ 14.95%
648 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) 544,625
3,961 Expedia, Inc. 532,398 17,911 LKQ Corp.(a) 563,301 8,507 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.
(a) 440,407 1,385 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) 551,936 5,112 Tractor Supply Co. 462,329 2,927 Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) 733,653 7,825 Under Armour, Inc. ‐ Class A
(a) 156,030
3,984,679
Financial Services ‐ 10.83%
7,717 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 960,227 3,427 FleetCor Technologies, Inc.
(a) 982,795 1,200 MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. 393,000 4,829 T Rowe Price Group, Inc. 551,713
2,887,735
Industrial Products & Systems ‐ 12.75%
17,557 Cognex Corp. 862,576 27,878 Fastenal Co. 910,774 5,737 IPG Photonics Corp.
(a) 777,937 5,405 Quanta Services, Inc. 204,309 8,664 SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.
(a) 641,309
3,396,905
Information/Knowledge Management ‐ 16.76%
2,772 ANSYS, Inc.(a) 613,610 4,613 Autodesk, Inc.
(a) 681,340 5,398 Blackbaud, Inc. 487,655 7,088 Guidewire Software, Inc.
(a) 746,933 8,189 Manhattan Associates, Inc.
(a) 660,607 2,833 MAXIMUS, Inc. 218,878 3,391 Shopify, Inc. ‐ Class A(a) 1,056,839
4,465,862
Medical/Health Care ‐ 24.61%
2,329 Align Technology, Inc.(a) 421,363 5,542 Cerner Corp. 377,798 3,936 Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
(a) 521,008 4,080 DexCom, Inc.(a) 608,899 3,767 Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
(a) 828,401 2,568 Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC
(a) 329,063 7,772 Masimo Corp.(a) 1,156,396 9,215 Omnicell, Inc.
(a) 665,968
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 98.09% (continued) Medical/Health Care ‐ 24.61% (continued)
6,356 Veeva Systems, Inc. ‐ Class A(a) $ 970,498 5,462 Zoetis, Inc. 680,511
6,559,905
Total Common Stocks (Cost $17,549,391) 26,142,347
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS ‐ 2.00% 533,588 Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(b) 533,588
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $533,588) 533,588
Total Value of Investments (Cost $18,082,979) ‐ 100.09% 26,675,935
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets ‐ (0.09)% (24,315)
Net Assets ‐ 100.00% $ 26,651,620
(a) Non-income producing investment. (b) Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019. See Notes to Financial Statements.
Summary of Investments by Sector Sector % of Net Assets Value Business Services 18.19% $ 4,847,261Consumer Related 14.95% 3,984,679Financial Services 10.83% 2,887,735Industrial Products & Systems 12.75% 3,396,905Information/Knowledge Management 16.76% 4,465,862Medical/Health Care 24.61% 6,559,905Short Term Investments 2.00% 533,588Liabilities in excess of other assets (0.09)% (24,315)
Total 100.00% $ 26,651,620
The Fund's classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reportingand compliance purposes. The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.
The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund Schedule of Investments September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 96.12% Australia ‐ 2.65%
6,570 Cochlear, Ltd. $ 923,026
Canada ‐ 0.74%
9,673 Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. 257,367
Denmark ‐ 5.20%
8,349 Chr Hansen Holding A/S 708,634 21,377 Novo Nordisk A/S ‐ Class B 1,098,973
1,807,607
Finland ‐ 1.65%
10,089 Kone Oyj ‐ Class B 574,460
France ‐ 7.96%
7,882 Dassault Systemes SE 1,123,275 3,983 EssilorLuxottica SA 574,135 1,926 Ingenico Group SA 187,883 4,229 Ipsen SA 401,480 5,203 Sanofi 482,378
2,769,151
Germany ‐ 9.28%
14,257 Carl Zeiss Meditec AG 1,625,429 825 Rational AG 591,681
8,591 SAP SE 1,010,166
3,227,276
Hong Kong ‐ 2.82%
637,146 Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd. 671,476 146,443 Kingsoft Corp., Ltd.
(a) 310,909
982,385
Ireland ‐ 11.55%
18,048 Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b) 75,080 13,365 DCC PLC 1,166,075 6,325 Flutter Entertainment PLC 591,226 9,903 ICON PLC
(a) 1,459,108 8,000 Johnson Controls International PLC 351,120
244,726 Total Produce PLC 373,436
4,016,045
Israel ‐ 3.07%
9,767 Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.(a) 1,069,487
Italy ‐ 2.11%
39,130 Azimut Holding SpA 734,431
Japan ‐ 7.76%
16,700 CyberAgent, Inc. 640,971 37,510 Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. 722,967 10,200 MonotaRO Co., Ltd. 266,592 41,733 Rakuten, Inc. 411,058
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 96.12% (continued) Japan ‐ 7.76% (continued)
10,867 Sapporo Holdings, Ltd. $ 270,758 21,302 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. 385,751
2,698,097
Mexico ‐ 2.08%
78,894 Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 722,975
Netherlands ‐ 6.79%
25,290 QIAGEN NV(a) 833,811
20,947 Wolters Kluwer NV 1,529,238
2,363,049
Spain ‐ 3.49%
41,200 Grifols SA 1,214,261
Switzerland ‐ 14.44%
198 Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 1,462,111 377 Givaudan SA 1,051,619
4,257 Nestle SA 461,849 2,286 Roche Holding AG 665,266 1,596 Swatch Group AG 423,606 5,732 Temenos AG 959,114
5,023,565
United Kingdom ‐ 14.53%
104,617 BAE Systems PLC 733,198 21,426 Carnival Corp. 936,530 30,061 Diageo PLC 1,231,920 303,935 Man Group PLC/Jersey 653,043 63,123 RELX PLC 1,499,861
5,054,552
Total Common Stocks (Cost $24,243,493) 33,437,734
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS ‐ 3.85% 1,337,701 Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(c) 1,337,701
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $1,337,701) 1,337,701
Total Value of Investments (Cost $25,581,194) ‐ 99.97% 34,775,435
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities ‐ 0.03% 10,264
Net Assets ‐ 100.00% $ 34,785,699
(a) Non-income producing investment. (b) American Depositary Receipt. (c) Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019. See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Summary of Investments by Sector Sector % of Net Assets Value Communication Services 1.84% $ 640,971Consumer Discretionary 7.90% 2,748,171Consumer Staples 13.00% 4,523,049Energy 0.74% 257,367Financials 3.99% 1,387,474Health Care 26.89% 9,352,947Industrials 19.29% 6,712,225Information Technology 15.33% 5,332,310Materials 5.06% 1,760,253Real Estate 2.08% 722,967Short Term Investments 3.85% 1,337,701Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.03% 10,264
Total 100.00% $ 34,785,699
The Fund's classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reportingand compliance purposes. The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 96.34% Argentina ‐ 3.56%
43,074 MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) $ 23,743,681
Australia ‐ 6.10%
313,447 REA Group, Ltd. 22,895,156 756,495 WiseTech Global, Ltd. 17,733,024
40,628,180
Austria ‐ 1.53%
171,179 Schoeller‐Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG 10,168,458
Canada ‐ 9.07%
884,619 Descartes Systems Group, Inc.(a) 35,709,268
380,241 Kinaxis, Inc.(a) 24,745,729
60,454,997
Denmark ‐ 6.28%
1,082,589 Ambu A/S ‐ Class B 17,937,920 525,809 NNIT A/S 6,486,304 198,375 SimCorp A/S 17,419,479
41,843,703
France ‐ 7.74%
822,024 Albioma SA 21,503,238 465,930 Interparfums SA 19,958,199 512,206 Lectra 10,104,885
51,566,322
Germany ‐ 12.38%
1,159,770 Evotec SE(a) 25,812,837
418,393 Nexus AG 14,364,916 230,943 STRATEC SE 18,073,297 151,765 Wirecard AG 24,274,923
82,525,973
Hong Kong ‐ 3.22%
18,962,000 Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd. 19,983,684 1,417,000 Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd. 1,477,078
21,460,762
India ‐ 1.97%
279,756 CRISIL, Ltd. 5,408,102 1,710,939 Emami, Ltd. 7,691,751
13,099,853
Ireland ‐ 1.67%
777,674 Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b) 3,235,124 2,483,888 Datalex PLC
(a) 2,479,908 57,921 Flutter Entertainment PLC 5,414,134
11,129,166
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Shares Value (Note 1)COMMON STOCKS ‐ 96.34% (continued) Israel ‐ 3.92%
261,757 CyberArk Software, Ltd.(a) $ 26,128,584
Italy ‐ 1.84%
653,248 Azimut Holding SpA 12,260,816
Japan ‐ 15.62%
23,400 GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 1,564,689 965,214 Hiday Hidaka Corp. 18,630,304 687,600 Kakaku.com, Inc. 16,903,036
1,232,100 M3, Inc. 29,650,166 251,732 Software Service, Inc. 26,075,361 487,026 Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 11,278,734
104,102,290
South Africa ‐ 0.57%
709,985 Famous Brands, Ltd. 3,819,715
Switzerland ‐ 1.99%
17,271 Partners Group Holding AG 13,251,973
United Kingdom ‐ 18.88%
1,598,560 Abcam PLC 22,504,964 686,874 Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC 23,376,907 161,284 GW Pharmaceuticals PLC
(a)(b) 18,552,499 453,989 Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings PLC 1,272,694 964,639 PayPoint PLC 10,816,918
2,062,018 Playtech PLC 10,810,693 1,399,916 Rightmove PLC 9,477,244 8,838,674 Vectura Group PLC
(a) 9,324,344 432,610 Victrex PLC 11,478,678 535,532 Vitec Group PLC 8,197,826
125,812,767
Total Common Stocks (Cost $629,067,259) 641,997,240
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS ‐ 5.74% 38,240,141 Dreyfus Government Cash Management Institutional Shares, 1.84%(c) 38,240,141
Total Short Term Investments (Cost $38,240,141) 38,240,141
Total Value of Investments (Cost $667,307,400) ‐ 102.08% 680,237,381
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets ‐ (2.08)% (13,864,985)
Net Assets ‐ 100.00% $ 666,372,396
(a) Non-income producing investment. (b) American Depositary Receipt. (c) Represents 7 day effective yield at September 30, 2019. See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Summary of Investments by Sector Sector % of Net Assets Value Business Services 19.44% $ 129,599,987Consumer Related 14.96% 99,743,381Industrial Products & Systems 4.77% 31,752,021Information/Knowledge Management 31.22% 208,029,293Medical/Health Care 19.21% 127,992,413Miscellaneous 6.74% 44,880,145Short Term Investments 5.74% 38,240,141Liabilities in excess of other assets (2.08)% (13,864,985)
Total 100.00% $ 666,372,396
The Fund's classifications of issuers into sectors, industries and sub-industries may differ for financial reporting purposes than for other reportingand compliance purposes. The classifications for purposes of this financial report are unaudited.
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Company
Fund Mid Company Fund International Equity
Fund International Small
Company Fund
Assets:
Unaffiliated Investments, at cost $ 1,173,077,557 $ 18,082,979 $ 25,581,194
$ 667,307,400
Affiliated Investments, at cost 1,638,952,354 – –
–
Unaffiliated Investments, at value (Note 1) $ 3,032,471,151 $ 26,675,935 $ 34,775,435
$ 680,237,381
Affiliated Investments, at value (Note 1) 2,248,703,841 – –
–
Total Investments, at value $ 5,281,174,992 $ 26,675,935 $ 34,775,435
$ 680,237,381
Foreign Cash, at value – – –*
327,758**
Receivables:
Investments sold 160,744 980 1,256
147,322
Fund shares sold 2,999,001 69 –
1,990,545
Dividends, interest and reclaims, at value 160,948 5,408 165,432*
711,514**
Prepaid expenses 68,846 17,619 23,702
26,717
Total Assets 5,284,564,531 26,700,011 34,965,825
683,441,237
Liabilities:
Payables:
Investments purchased 14,127,349 – 73,339
16,427,125
Fund shares redeemed 3,108,220 – 40,569
31,303
Accrued expenses:
Advisory fees 4,438,641 2,061 10,337
526,371
Administration fees 29,999 2,682 4,981
12,826
Trustees' fees 11,016 11,016 11,016
11,016
Custody fees 41,224 839 7,890
3,759
Transfer agent fees 85,794 6,525 6,337
5,948
Chief compliance officer fees 13 13 13
13
12b‐1 fees ‐ Investor Class 368,747 1,891 664
9,685
Legal and audit fees 21,898 21,229 21,228
20,868
Printing fees 196,088 163 139
1,720
Other expenses 2,384 1,972 3,613
18,207
Total Liabilities 22,431,373 48,391 180,126
17,068,841
Net Assets $ 5,262,133,158 $ 26,651,620 $ 34,785,699
$ 666,372,396
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid‐in capital $ 2,526,704,644 $ 16,936,347 $ 26,552,651
$ 650,655,936
Total distributable earnings 2,735,428,514 9,715,273 8,233,048
15,716,460
Net Assets $ 5,262,133,158 $ 26,651,620 $ 34,785,699
$ 666,372,396
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Assets and Liabilities September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
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Small Company
Fund Mid Company Fund International Equity
Fund International Small
Company Fund Investor Class:
Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per
Share $ 103.06 $ 12.41 $ 14.05(a)
$ 16.62(a)
Net Assets $ 2,183,052,354 $ 9,152,955 $ 3,228,977
$ 49,613,039
Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized) 21,182,158 737,332 229,794
2,984,966
Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price and Redemption Price Per
Share $ 105.07 $ 13.00 $ 14.10(a)
$ 16.79(a)
Net Assets $ 3,079,080,804 $ 17,498,665 $ 31,556,722
$ 616,759,357
Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited shares authorized) 29,304,066 1,346,127 2,238,651
36,722,831
* At Cost; $– for Foreign Cash and $168,054 for dividends and reclaims. ** At Cost; $327,758 for Foreign Cash and $718,221 for dividends and reclaims. (a) Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable redemption fees. For a description of the possible redemption fees, please see
the Fund's Prospectus.
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Operations For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Company Fund Mid Company Fund International Equity
Fund International Small
Company Fund
Investment Income:
Dividends $ 4,176,328 $ 60,988 $ 481,906 $ 3,882,765
Dividends from affiliated investments 977,198 – – –
Foreign taxes withheld – – (40,966) (317,728)
Total Investment Income 5,153,526 60,988 440,940 3,565,037
Expenses:
Advisory fees (Note 2) 26,588,630 97,188 162,103 2,607,686
Administration fees (Note 2) 170,751 5,677 9,704 58,711
Transfer agent fees (Note 2) 528,105 20,697 20,024 27,570
Custody fees 138,400 2,505 14,848 181,160
Registration fees 43,583 16,134 15,021 52,195
12b‐1 Fees ‐ Investor Class (Note 2) 2,249,014 11,297 3,966 60,685
Legal fees (Note 2) 26,944 27,026 27,026 27,203
Audit and tax preparation fees 8,263 7,511 7,511 7,511
Trustees' fees and expenses 24,300 24,300 24,300 24,300
Compliance services fees (Note 2) 6,763 6,763 6,763 6,763
Printing fees 213,999 754 726 3,726
Other expenses 37,632 3,061 3,950 8,248
Total Expenses 30,036,384 222,913 295,942 3,065,758
Expenses waived by Advisor ‐ Investor Class (Note 2) – (33,128) (9,839) –
Expenses waived by Advisor ‐ Institutional Class (Note 2) – (61,793) (102,047) –
Net Expenses 30,036,384 127,992 184,056 3,065,758
Net Investment Income/(Loss) (24,882,858) (67,004) 256,884 499,279
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on:
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments 167,529,938 837,137 (364,818) 910,659
Net realized gain from affiliated investments 43,739,556 – – –
Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions – – (3,296) (75,017)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments (37,342,125) 1,383,149 1,041,463 (12,745,334)
Net change in unrealized appreciation of affiliated
investments 32,237,217 – – –
Net change in unrealized depreciation of foreign currency
translations – – (1,038) (4,195)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments
and Foreign Currencies 206,164,586 2,220,286 672,311 (11,913,887)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From
Operations $ 181,281,728 $ 2,153,282 $ 929,195 $ (11,414,608)
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Company Fund Mid Company Fund
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
Operations:
Net investment loss $ (24,882,858) $ (43,276,695) $ (67,004) $ (104,122)
Net realized gain from investments and foreign currency
transactions 211,269,494 321,209,483 837,137 2,017,595
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments and foreign currency transactions (5,104,908) 210,340,105 1,383,149 1,096,382
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 181,281,728 488,272,893 2,153,282 3,009,855
Distributions to Shareholders: (Note 4)
Investor – (122,814,441) – (791,079)
Institutional – (146,403,344) – (1,204,447)
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions – (269,217,785) – (1,995,526)
Capital Share Transactions:
Shares sold
Investor 137,027,049 452,754,675 665,590 1,287,107
Institutional 456,874,470 1,027,124,125 845,272 1,227,102
Reinvested dividends and distributions
Investor – 119,387,278 – 786,348
Institutional – 138,028,469 – 1,203,725
Shares redeemed
Investor (226,252,069) (573,828,481) (639,465) (2,431,028)
Institutional (360,400,017) (829,635,769) (14,315) (32,034)
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share
Transactions 7,249,433 333,830,297 857,082 2,041,220
Net Increase in Net Assets 188,531,161 552,885,405 3,010,364 3,055,549
Net Assets:
Beginning of Period 5,073,601,997 4,520,716,592 23,641,256 20,585,707
End of Period $ 5,262,133,158 $ 5,073,601,997 $ 26,651,620 $ 23,641,256
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Small Company Fund Mid Company Fund
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
Share Information:
Investor Class:
Shares sold 1,311,028 4,454,066 54,571 131,599
Reinvested distributions – 1,339,624 – 80,404
Shares redeemed (2,175,999) (5,764,459) (52,133) (226,347)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Capital Shares (864,971) 29,231 2,438 (14,344)
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period 22,047,129 22,017,898 734,894 749,238
Shares Outstanding, End of Period 21,182,158 22,047,129 737,332 734,894
Share Information:
Institutional Class:
Shares sold 4,290,224 10,025,426 67,839 111,433
Reinvested distributions – 1,521,478 – 117,781
Shares redeemed (3,381,965) (8,152,262) (1,136) (2,918)
Net Increase in Capital Shares 908,259 3,394,642 66,703 226,296
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period 28,395,807 25,001,165 1,279,424 1,053,128
Shares Outstanding, End of Period 29,304,066 28,395,807 1,346,127 1,279,424
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Equity Fund International Small Company Fund
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
Operations:
Net investment income/(loss) $ 256,884 $ 361,002 $ 499,279 $ (123,147)
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign
currency transactions (368,114) (258,642) 835,642 2,102,193
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of
investments and foreign currency transactions 1,040,425 (613,376) (12,749,529) 19,774,204
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations 929,195 (511,016) (11,414,608) 21,753,250
Distributions to Shareholders: (Note 4)
Investor – (21,131) – (87,588)
Institutional – (322,470) – (402,782)
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions – (343,601) – (490,370)
Capital Share Transactions:
Shares sold
Investor 556,389 697,802 22,206,473 50,948,482
Institutional 1,081,998 9,924,560 309,961,791 283,470,946
Reinvested dividends and distributions
Investor – 10,697 – 83,213
Institutional – 306,086 – 378,434
Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees (Note 1)
Investor (392,342) (540,407) (12,143,977) (15,219,540)
Institutional (3,359,536) (12,419,770) (4,924,411) (9,201,393)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from
Capital Share Transactions (2,113,491) (2,021,032) 315,099,876 310,460,142
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets (1,184,296) (2,875,649) 303,685,268 331,723,022
Net Assets:
Beginning of Period 35,969,995 38,845,644 362,687,128 30,964,106
End of Period $ 34,785,699 $ 35,969,995 $ 666,372,396 $ 362,687,128
The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds Statements of Changes in Net Assets
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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International Equity Fund International Small Company Fund
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
Share Information:
Investor Class:
Shares sold 39,824 49,980 1,304,395 3,160,581
Reinvested distributions – 880 – 5,562
Shares redeemed (28,191) (39,004) (721,302) (974,248)
Net Increase in Capital Shares 11,633 11,856 583,093 2,191,895
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period 218,161 206,305 2,401,873 209,978
Shares Outstanding, End of Period 229,794 218,161 2,984,966 2,401,873
Share Information:
Institutional Class:
Shares sold 77,319 740,100 17,949,692 17,928,990
Reinvested distributions – 25,151 – 25,095
Shares redeemed (239,524) (937,794) (293,141) (569,404)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Capital Shares (162,205) (172,543) 17,656,551 17,384,681
Shares Outstanding, Beginning of Period 2,400,856 2,573,399 19,066,280 1,681,599
Shares Outstanding, End of Period 2,238,651 2,400,856 36,722,831 19,066,280
The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investor Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2016
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2015 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $ 99.54
$ 95.37 $ 79.90 $ 67.50 $ 75.13
$ 72.39
Income/(Loss) from Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Loss(a) (0.55)
(0.99) (0.88) (0.63) (0.54)
(0.47)
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on Investments 4.07
10.86 21.65 17.10 (0.56)
7.12
Total from Investment Operations 3.52
9.87 20.77 16.47 (1.10)
6.65
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from capital gains) –
(5.70) (5.30) (4.07) (6.53)
(3.91)
Total Distributions –
(5.70) (5.30) (4.07) (6.53)
(3.91)
Net Asset Value, End of Year $ 103.06
$ 99.54 $ 95.37 $ 79.90 $ 67.50
$ 75.13
Total Return(b) 3.54%(c)
11.05% 26.54% 24.75% (1.87%)
9.59%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) $ 2,183,052
$ 2,194,657 $ 2,099,756 $ 2,049,694 $ 1,792,557
$ 2,068,125
Average Net Assets for the Year (000s) $ 2,248,968
$ 2,241,764 $ 2,074,586 $ 2,021,964 $ 1,898,838
$ 2,020,100
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net
Assets(d) 1.24% (e)
1.25% 1.25% 1.28% 1.26%
1.25%
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average
Net Assets (1.05%) (e)
(0.97%) (0.98%) (0.84%) (0.74%)
(0.65%)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 10%(c)
17% 12% 14% 22%
11%
(a) Calculated using average shares method. (b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returnsfor shareholder transactions.
(c) Not Annualized. (d) Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on December 1, 2011. (e) Annualized.
The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Institutional Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2016
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2015 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $ 101.39
$ 96.83 $ 80.91 $ 68.17 $ 75.66
$ 72.74
Income/(Loss) from Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Loss(a) (0.45)
(0.80) (0.71) (0.49) (0.39)
(0.32)
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on Investments 4.13
11.06 21.93 17.30 (0.57)
7.15
Total from Investment Operations 3.68
10.26 21.22 16.81 (0.96)
6.83
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from capital gains) –
(5.70) (5.30) (4.07) (6.53)
(3.91)
Total Distributions –
(5.70) (5.30) (4.07) (6.53)
(3.91)
Net Asset Value, End of Year $ 105.07
$ 101.39 $ 96.83 $ 80.91 $ 68.17
$ 75.66
Total Return(b) 3.63%(c)
11.29% 26.77% 25.01% (1.66%)
9.80%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) $ 3,079,081
$ 2,878,945 $ 2,420,961 $ 1,533,407 $ 860,998
$ 660,774
Average Net Assets for the Year (000s) $ 3,069,844
$ 2,770,899 $ 1,956,032 $ 1,091,159 $ 735,089
$ 599,850
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets 1.04%(d)
1.05% 1.05% 1.08% 1.06%
1.05%
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average
Net Assets (0.85%)(d)
(0.77%) (0.78%) (0.65%) (0.53%)
(0.45%)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 10%(c)
17% 12% 14% 22%
11%
(a) Calculated using average shares method. (b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Not Annualized. (d) Annualized.
The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investor Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2016
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2015 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $ 11.40
$ 11.17 $ 11.90 $ 11.42 $ 26.49
$ 26.92
Income/(Loss) from Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Loss(a) (0.04)
(0.07) (0.07) (0.06) (0.08)
(0.15)
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on Investments 1.05
1.44 1.76 1.15 (3.77)
1.53
Total from Investment Operations 1.01
1.37 1.69 1.09 (3.85)
1.38
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from capital gains) –
(1.14) (2.42) (0.61) (11.22)
(1.81)
Total Distributions –
(1.14) (2.42) (0.61) (11.22)
(1.81)
Net Asset Value, End of Year $ 12.41
$ 11.40 $ 11.17 $ 11.90 $ 11.42
$ 26.49
Total Return(b) 8.86%(c)
13.93% 14.90% 9.83% (15.04%)
5.60%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) $ 9,153
$ 8,381 $ 8,369 $ 8,569 $ 11,954
$ 23,163
Average Net Assets for the Year (000s) $ 9,042
$ 8,338 $ 8,316 $ 9,848 $ 17,647
$ 28,207
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Excluding Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements(d) 1.88% (e)
2.05% 2.00% 1.96% 1.60%
1.28%
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements(d) 1.15% (e)
1.15% 1.15% 1.15% 1.15%
1.15%
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average
Net Assets (0.68%) (e)
(0.64%) (0.56%) (0.53%) (0.43%)
(0.57%)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 7%(c)
25% 28% 45% 37%
41%
(a) Calculated using average shares method. (b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Not Annualized. (d) Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on December 1, 2011. (e) Annualized.
The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Institutional Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2016
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2015 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $ 11.93
$ 11.60 $ 12.25 $ 11.70 $ 26.77
$ 27.11
Income/(Loss) from Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Loss(a) (0.03)
(0.05) (0.04) (0.03) (0.02)
(0.08)
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on Investments 1.10
1.52 1.81 1.19 (3.83)
1.55
Total from Investment Operations 1.07
1.47 1.77 1.16 (3.85)
1.47
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from capital gains) –
(1.14) (2.42) (0.61) (11.22)
(1.81)
Total Distributions –
(1.14) (2.42) (0.61) (11.22)
(1.81)
Net Asset Value, End of Year $ 13.00
$ 11.93 $ 11.60 $ 12.25 $ 11.70
$ 26.77
Total Return(b) 8.97%(c)
14.29% 15.14% 10.20% (14.87%)
5.90%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) $ 17,499
$ 15,260 $ 12,217 $ 11,432 $ 11,373
$ 56,385
Average Net Assets for the Year (000s) $ 16,892
$ 13,043 $ 11,502 $ 10,675 $ 21,677
$ 53,622
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Excluding Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements 1.63%(d)
1.81% 1.75% 1.72% 1.35%
1.04%
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements 0.90%(d)
0.90% 0.90% 0.90% 0.90%
0.90%
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average
Net Assets (0.43%)(d)
(0.39%) (0.31%) (0.27%) (0.08%)
(0.30%)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 7%(c)
25% 28% 45% 37%
41%
(a) Calculated using average shares method. (b) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c) Not Annualized. (d) Annualized.
The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investor Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2016
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2015 Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $ 13.71
$ 13.96 $ 12.38 $ 12.41 $ 12.63
$ 12.59
Income/(Loss) from Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Income(a) 0.08
0.10 0.10 0.16 0.12
0.10
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on Investments 0.25
(0.26) 1.59 0.02 (0.36)
(0.05)
Total from Investment Operations 0.33
(0.16) 1.69 0.18 (0.24)
0.05
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from net investment
income) –
(0.10) (0.11) (0.21) (0.04)
(0.01)
Total Distributions –
(0.10) (0.11) (0.21) (0.04)
(0.01)
Redemption Fees Added to Paid‐in
Capital (Note 1) 0.01
0.01 0.00(b) 0.00(b) 0.06
0.00(b)
Net Asset Value, End of Year $ 14.05
$ 13.71 $ 13.96 $ 12.38 $ 12.41
$ 12.63
Total Return(c) 2.48%(d)
(0.99%) 13.64% 1.60% (1.44%)
0.40%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) $ 3,229
$ 2,991 $ 2,879 $ 3,696 $ 4,324
$ 1,671
Average Net Assets for the Year (000s) $ 3,174
$ 2,930 $ 3,091 $ 4,479 $ 1,975
$ 4,014
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Excluding Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements(e) 1.86%(f)
1.83% 1.76% 1.87% 2.04%
2.84%
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements(e) 1.25%(f)
1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25%
1.60%(g)
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets 1.18%(f)
0.72% 0.77% 1.33% 0.97%
0.79%
Portfolio Turnover Rate 6%(d)
28% 5% 2% 2%
12%
(a) Calculated using average shares method. (b) Less than $0.005 per share. (c) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d) Not Annualized. (e) Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on December 1, 2011. (f) Annualized. (g) Effective June 30, 2014, the net expense limitation changed from 1.75% to 1.00%, excluding 12b-1 fees.
The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Institutional Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30,
2019 (Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2016
For the Period Ended
March 31, 2015(a) Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year $ 13.74
$ 13.98 $ 12.38 $ 12.38 $ 12.64
$ 12.56
Income/(Loss) from Investment
Operations:
Net Investment Income(b) 0.10
0.13 0.11 0.19 0.10
0.03
Net Realized and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on Investments 0.26
(0.26) 1.62 0.05 (0.28)
0.09
Total from Investment Operations 0.36
(0.13) 1.73 0.24 (0.18)
0.12
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from net investment
income) –
(0.12) (0.13) (0.24) (0.08)
(0.04)
Total Distributions –
(0.12) (0.13) (0.24) (0.08)
(0.04)
Redemption Fees Added to Paid‐in
Capital (Note 1) 0.00(c)
0.01 0.00(c) 0.00(c) 0.00(c)
–
Net Asset Value, End of Year $ 14.10
$ 13.74 $ 13.98 $ 12.38 $ 12.38
$ 12.64
Total Return(d) 2.62% (e)
(0.71%) 13.97% 20.90% (1.47%)
0.94%(e)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) $ 31,557
$ 32,979 $ 35,967 $ 29,239 $ 29,676
$ 13,266
Average Net Assets for the Year (000s) $ 32,843
$ 35,068 $ 33,521 $ 29,244 $ 21,936
$ 12,783
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Excluding Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements 1.62%(f)
1.58% 1.51% 1.61% 1.79%
2.54%(f)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Fee Waivers and
Reimbursements 1.00%(f)
1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
1.00%(f)
Ratio of Net Investment Income to
Average Net Assets 1.45%(f)
0.97% 0.83% 1.56% 0.79%
0.37%(f)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 6% (e)
28% 5% 2% 2%
12%(e)(g)
(a) The Fund began offering Institutional Class Shares on August 1, 2014. (b) Calculated using average shares method. (c) Less than $0.005 per share. (d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Not Annualized. (f) Annualized. (g) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated at the Fund level and represents the year ended March 31, 2015.
The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investor Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Period Ended
March 31, 2016(a) Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $ 16.76
$ 16.27 $ 11.70 $ 10.31
$ 10.00
Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(b) 0.00(c)
(0.05) (0.05) (0.03)
(0.02)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on
Investments (0.14)
0.58 4.66 1.64
0.33
Total from Investment Operations (0.14)
0.53 4.61 1.61
0.31
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from capital gains) –
(0.04) (0.04) (0.22)
–
Total Distributions –
(0.04) (0.04) (0.22)
–
Redemption Fees Added to Paid‐in Capital (Note
1) 0.00(c)
0.00(c) 0.00(c) –
–
Net Asset Value, End of Period $ 16.62
$ 16.76 $ 16.27 $ 11.70
$ 10.31
Total Return(d) (0.84%)(e)
3.32% 39.49% 15.84%
3.10%(e)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (000s) $ 49,613
$ 40,248 $ 3,417 $ 891
$ 319
Average Net Assets for the Period (000s) $ 48,602
$ 23,846 $ 1,465 $ 590
$ 157
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(f) 1.40%(g)
1.75% 3.73% 7.99%
13.59%(g)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements(f) 1.40%(g)
1.46% 1.50% 1.50%
1.50%(g)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to
Average Net Assets 0.05%(g)
(0.34%) (0.36%) (0.28%)
(0.31%)(g)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 1%(e)
7% 3% 11%
–%(e)(h)
(a) The Fund began offering Investor Class Shares on September 30, 2015. (b) Calculated using average shares method. (c) Less than $0.005 per share. (d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Not Annualized. (f) Includes 12b-1 Plan expenses, based upon the 12b-1 Plan adopted by the Fund on September 30, 2015. (g) Annualized. (h) Less than 0.5%.
The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the years/periods presented.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Institutional Class
For the Six Months
Ended September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2019
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2018
For the Year Ended
March 31, 2017
For the Period Ended
March 31, 2016(a) Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $ 16.91
$ 16.38 $ 11.75 $ 10.32
$ 10.00
Income/(Loss) from Investment Operations:
Net Investment Income/(Loss)(b) 0.02
(0.01) (0.03) 0.00(c)
(0.02)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on
Investments (0.14)
0.58 4.70 1.65
0.34
Total from Investment Operations (0.12)
0.57 4.67 1.65
0.32
Less Distributions:
Distributions (from capital gains) –
(0.04) (0.04) (0.22)
–
Total Distributions –
(0.04) (0.04) (0.22)
–
Redemption Fees Added to Paid‐in Capital (Note
1) 0.00(c)
0.00(c) 0.00(c) –
–
Net Asset Value, End of Period $ 16.79
$ 16.91 $ 16.38 $ 11.75
$ 10.32
Total Return(d) (0.65%)(e)
3.54% 39.84% 16.21%
3.20%(e)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net Assets, End of Period (000s) $ 616,759
$ 322,439 $ 27,547 $ 5,225
$ 2,525
Average Net Assets for the Period (000s) $ 474,594
$ 107,782 $ 14,171 $ 3,772
$ 2,201
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Excluding Fee Waivers and Reimbursements 1.15%(f)
1.41% 3.09% 7.83%
13.34%(f)
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
Including Fee Waivers and Reimbursements 1.15%(f)
1.19% 1.25% 1.25%
1.25%(f)
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss) to
Average Net Assets 0.20%(f)
(0.04%) (0.22%) 0.03%
(0.33%)(f)
Portfolio Turnover Rate 1%(e)
7% 3% 11%
–%(e)(g)
(a) The Fund began offering Institutional Class Shares on September 30, 2015. (b) Calculated using average shares method. (c) Less than $0.005 per share. (d) Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net
asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e) Not Annualized. (f) Annualized. (g) Less than 0.5%.
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund (“Small Company Fund”), The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund (“Mid Company Fund”), The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund (“International Equity Fund”) and The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund (“International Small Company Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a series portfolio of Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open‐ended management investment company. Each of the Funds in this report are classified as a diversified, open‐end management investment company, as those terms are defined in the 1940 Act. The primary investment objective of the Small Company Fund is to seek long‐term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The Small Company Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective principally through investments in equity securities of those companies with operating revenues of $250 million or less at the time of initial investment. Prior to December 1, 2011, the Fund offered one class of shares. On that date the share class of the Fund was converted to Investor Shares. On December 15, 2011, the Fund began to offer Institutional Shares. The primary investment objective of the Mid Company Fund is to seek long‐term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The Mid Company Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of companies that have total operating revenues of $500 million to $5 billion at the time of initial investment. Prior to December 1, 2011, the Fund offered one class of shares. On that date the share class of the Fund was converted to Investor Shares. On December 15, 2011, the Fund began to offer Institutional Shares. The primary investment objective of the International Equity Fund is to seek long‐term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The International Equity Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of non‐U.S. based companies. Prior to December 1, 2011, the Fund offered one class of shares. On that date the share class of the Fund was converted to Investor Shares. On August 1, 2014, the Fund began to offer Institutional Shares. The primary investment objective of the International Small Company Fund is to seek long‐term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments. The International Small Company Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of non‐U.S. based companies with total operating revenues of $500 million or less at the time of the initial investment. The Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2015 and offers Investor and Institutional shares classes. Income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees, which were only attributable to the Investor Shares), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments and foreign currencies were allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets. The following accounting policies have been consistently followed by the Funds and are in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.
Investment Valuation The Funds’ investments in securities are carried at value. Securities listed on an exchange or quoted on a national market system are valued at the last sales price as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Securities that are principally traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) exchange are generally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Other securities that are traded in the domestic over‐the‐counter market and listed securities for which last sales price is available, are generally valued at the last sales price as of the valuation time. In the absence of sales and NOCP, such securities are valued at the most recent bid price. Securities and assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or which cannot be accurately valued using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under policies approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Fair value pricing may be used, for example, in situations where (i) a security, such as a small‐cap stock, mid‐cap stock, or foreign security, is so thinly traded that there have been no transactions for that stock over an extended period of time or the validity of a market quotation received is questionable; (ii) an event occurs after the close of the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded that is likely to have changed the value of the security prior to a Fund’s net asset value calculation; (iii) the exchange on which the security is principally traded closes early; or (iv) trading of the particular portfolio security is halted during the day and does not resume prior to a Fund’s net asset value calculation. A security’s “fair value” price may differ from the price next available for that security using the Funds’ normal pricing procedures. Instruments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
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Fair Value Measurement In accordance with GAAP, the Funds use a three‐tier hierarchy to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below: Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the
measurement date; Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that
are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where
there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in the aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the six months ended September 30, 2019 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Funds’ assets as of September 30, 2019:
Small Company Fund: Valuation Inputs Investments in Securities at Value* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Common Stocks $ 5,195,283,177 $ – $ –
$ 5,195,283,177Short Term Investments 85,891,815 – –
85,891,815
Total $ 5,281,174,992 $ – $ –
$ 5,281,174,992
Mid Company Fund: Valuation Inputs Investments in Securities at Value* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Common Stocks $ 26,142,347 $ – $ –
$ 26,142,347Short Term Investments 533,588 – –
533,588
Total $ 26,675,935 $ – $ –
$ 26,675,935
International Equity Fund: Valuation Inputs Investments in Securities at Value* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Common Stocks $ 33,437,734 $ – $ –
$ 33,437,734Short Term Investments 1,337,701 – –
1,337,701
Total $ 34,775,435 $ – $ –
$ 34,775,435
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International Small Company Fund: Valuation Inputs Investments in Securities at Value* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Common Stocks $ 639,517,332 $ 2,479,908 $ –
$ 641,997,240Short Term Investments 38,240,141 – –
38,240,141
Total $ 677,757,473 $ 2,479,908 $ –
$ 680,237,381
* See Schedule of Investments for industry/country classifications.
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Funds did not have investments with significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value.
Foreign Currency Translation (International Equity Fund and International Small Company Fund) Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized gain/loss or unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign taxes withheld, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.
Affiliated Companies If a Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, either directly or indirectly, of a particular issuer, the 1940 Act deems such an issuer to be an “affiliate” of the Fund. As of and during the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Small Company Fund owned 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuers identified in the table below and therefore those issuers are considered affiliates of that Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
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Small Company Fund
Security Name
Market Value as of
March 31, 2019 Purchases Sales Corporate
Actions
Market Value as of
September 30, 2019*
Share Balance as of
September 30, 2019 Dividends
Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Realized Gain/Loss
American Software, Inc. $ 21,967,876 $ – $ – $ – $ 27,611,507 1,838,316 $ 404,430 $ 5,643,631 $ –
Appfolio, Inc. – 77,980,975 – – 78,474,897 824,836 – 493,922 –
Balchem Corp. 204,362,118 – (7,227,614) – 211,173,923 2,128,984 – 13,317,768 721,651
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. 72,942,374 53,718,464 – – 149,123,082 3,138,112 – 22,462,244 –
DMC Global, Inc. 48,668,942 18,461,146 – – 55,123,345 1,253,373 42,702 (12,006,743) –
Glaukos Corp. 102,442,599 79,513,209 – – 153,813,606 2,460,624 – (28,142,202) –
Helios Technologies Inc.
(a) 136,963,160 – – – 119,470,982 2,944,811 530,066 (17,492,178) –
Inogen, Inc. 131,318,672 42,807,897 – – 91,468,047 1,909,164 – (82,658,522) –
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. 49,568,050 85,069,108 – – 133,464,329 1,800,895 – (1,172,829) –
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 69,811,850 48,785,372 – (13,027,371) 85,680,172 9,980,218 – (19,889,679) –
Neogen Corp. 181,522,447 24,009,717 – – 241,621,178 3,547,514 – 36,089,014 –
NextGen Healthcare Inc 72,768,780 – – – 67,753,225 4,323,754 – (5,015,555) –
PROS Holdings, Inc. 97,170,501 56,165,202 – – 202,070,522 3,390,445 – 48,734,819 –
Proto Labs, Inc. 219,455,568 – – – 213,110,267 2,087,270 – (6,345,301) –
Quidel Corp. 176,258,792 9,087,266 – – 173,970,440 2,835,704 – (11,375,618) –
Q2 Holdings, Inc. 111,446,612 56,431,646 – – 188,263,479 2,387,010 – 20,385,221 –
Vocera Communications, Inc. 72,512,692 – – – 56,510,840 2,292,529 – (16,001,852) –
$2,248,703,841 49,143,559 $ 977,198 $ (52,973,860) $ 721,651
Investments no longer affiliated as of September 30, 2019
Alteryx Inc. $169,443,735 $ 11,496,221 $ (7,527,054) $ – $ 226,029,927 2,103,974 $ – $ 49,744,722 $ 2,872,303
Ellie Mae, Inc. 193,921,705 – (35,679,817) (158,795,109) – – – (28,231,068) 28,784,289
Manhattan Associates, Inc. 241,827,860 – (79,526,549) – 255,693,568 3,169,624 – 73,409,824 19,982,433
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. 43,428,197 – (9,679,983) – 15,414,693 1,624,309 – (9,712,401) (8,621,120)
$ 497,138,188 6,897,907 $ – $ 85,211,077 $ 43,017,905
GRAND TOTAL $2,745,842,029 56,041,466 $ 977,198 $ 32,237,217 $ 43,739,556
* See Schedule of Investments for industry/country classifications. (a) Sun Hydraulics Corp. changed its name to Helios Technologies Inc. Investment Transactions and Investment Income Investment transactions are accounted for as of the date purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recorded on the ex‐dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex‐dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts and premiums. Gains and losses are determined on the high cost basis, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes.
Expenses Each Fund bears expenses incurred specifically on its behalf, as well as a portion of general Trust expenses, which are allocated according to methods reviewed annually by the Trustees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses, which are not attributable to a specific class, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Expenses not directly billed to a particular Fund are allocated proportionally among all Funds daily in relation to net assets of each Fund or another reasonable measurement. Fees provided under the distribution (Rule 12b‐1) and/or shareholder service plans for a particular class of the Funds’ are charged to the operations of such class.
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Dividend Distributions Each of the Funds may declare and distribute dividends from net investment income (if any) annually. Distributions from capital gains (if any) are generally declared and distributed annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex‐date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.
Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in the net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities.
Federal Income Taxes No provision for income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements, as each Fund intends to distribute to shareholders all taxable investment income and realized gains and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies.
Fees on Redemptions The redemption fee is not a fee to finance sales or sales promotion expense, but is paid to the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund to defray the costs of liquidating an investor and discouraging short term trading of the Funds’ shares. No redemption fee will be imposed on redemptions initiated by the Funds. During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund had redemption fees of $1,998 and $9,542, respectively.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Advisor Each Fund pays a monthly advisory fee to Brown Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund and is calculated at the following annual rates:
Advisory Fees
Fund Average Net Assets Rate Expense
Limitation Ratio Advisory
Fees Waived Expenses Reimbursed Small Company Fund On all assets 1.00% 1.25% $ – $ – Mid Company Fund On all assets 0.75% 0.90% 94,921 − International Equity Fund First $100 million 0.90% 1.00% Over $100 million 0.75% 111,886 – International Small Company Fund On all assets 1.00% 1.15% – −
In the interest of limiting expenses of the Funds, the Advisor has entered into expense limitation agreements with the Trust, with respect to each of the Funds (“Expense Limitation Agreements”), pursuant to which the Advisor has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses so that the total annual operating expenses of the Funds (other than interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable under a Rule 12b‐1 distribution plan) do not exceed certain limits, which are (at the time this report is being produced) for the Small Company Fund, the Mid Company Fund, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund, 1.25%, 0.90%, 1.00% and 1.15% of the average daily net assets of those Funds, respectively. Each of the Funds may, at a later date, reimburse the Advisor the management fees waived or limited and other expenses assumed and paid by the Advisor pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreements during any of the previous three (3) fiscal years, provided that the particular Fund has reached a sufficient asset size to permit such reimbursement to be made without causing the total annual expense ratio of the particular Fund to exceed the percentage limits as described above. Consequently, no reimbursement by any of the Funds will be made unless: (i) the particular Fund’s assets exceed $20 million for the Small Company Fund, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund or $15 million for the Mid Company Fund; (ii) the particular Fund’s total annual expense ratio is less than the percentage described above and does not exceed the Fund’s expense limitation at the time of recovery; and (iii) the payment of such reimbursement has been approved by the Trustees on a quarterly basis. The amounts waived/reimbursed can be recouped up to three years from the date incurred.
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Fund Expires 2020 Expires 2021 Expires 2022 Expires 2023 Small Company Fund $ – $ – $ –
$ – Mid Company Fund 100,012 168,581 194,100
94,921 International Equity Fund 116,820 188,385 219,436
111,886 International Small Company Fund 174,821 293,601 301,524
–
Administrator ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS” and the “Administrator”) serves as the Trust’s administrator pursuant to an Administration, Bookkeeping and Pricing Services Agreement (“Administration Agreement”) with the Trust. As compensation for its services to the Trust, ALPS receives an annual administration fee.
Compliance Services The principal owner of Watermark Solutions, LLC serves as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer pursuant to an agreement with the Trust. As compensation for its services to the Trust, Watermark Solutions, LLC receives an annual compliance services fee. ALPS provides services which assist the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer in monitoring and testing the policies and procedures of the Trust in conjunction with requirements under Rule 38a‐1 under the 1940 Act. ALPS is compensated under the Administration Agreement for these services.
Transfer Agent ALPS serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Services Agreement. ALPS is compensated under this agreement for these services.
Distributor ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Funds’ distributor. The Distributor acts as the principal underwriter of the Trust’s shares.
12b‐1 Plan Each Fund has adopted, with respect to its Investor Class shares, a plan pursuant to Rule 12b‐1 under the 1940 Act (each a “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”) under which each Fund may incur expenses related to distribution of its shares and for services provided to shareholders. Payments under a Plan are made to the distributor, which uses them to pay distribution and shareholder service expenses on behalf of and as agent of the Fund. The amount payable by the Mid Company Fund, the International Equity Fund and the International Small Company Fund under the Plan is 0.25% of average daily net assets for the year and 0.20% of average daily net assets for the Small Company Fund. The Plans are compensation plans, which means that payments are made to the Distributor regardless of 12b‐1 expenses actually incurred. Therefore, payments under a Plan may exceed distribution and shareholder service expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan. The Distributor may reimburse the Advisor for expenditures that it incurs for marketing and distributions related services for the Funds. It is also possible that 12b‐1 expenses for a period will exceed the payments made to the Distributor by the Funds, in which case the Advisor may pay such excess expenses out of its own resources. The Plans require that the Distributor act in the Funds’ best interests in expending the payments it receives from the Funds and use payments solely for the purpose of paying distribution expenses on behalf of the Funds. The Funds’ Distributor verifies all payment amounts to be made to brokers that have properly executed dealer agreements with the Funds before such payments are made.
Legal Counsel to the Trust Practus, LLP serves as legal counsel to the Trust. John H. Lively, Secretary of the Trust, is the managing partner of Practus, LLP, but he receives no direct special compensation from the Trust or the Funds for serving as an officer of the Trust. Any Trustee and/or officer of the Trust that also is an employee and/or officer of the Advisor does not receive compensation from the Trust for serving in such roles.
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3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short‐term securities, are shown in the following table.
Fund Purchases of
Securities Proceeds From
Sales of Securities Small Company Fund $ 674,399,959
$ 535,493,574 Mid Company Fund 2,241,251
1,700,714 International Equity Fund 2,128,896
4,262,277 International Small Company Fund 313,346,031
7,511,561
4. FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP, and, therefore, may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character but are not adjusted for temporary differences. The Funds recognize the tax benefit or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management reviewed the tax positions in the open tax years of 2016‐2018 and as of and during the six months ended September 30, 2019, and determined that the Funds do not have a liability for uncertain tax positions. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. At September 30, 2019, the tax‐basis cost of investments were as follows:
Small Company
Fund Mid Company Fund International Equity
Fund International Small
Company Fund Gross unrealized appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) $ 2,688,208,920 $ 8,931,559 $ 9,537,570
$ 65,580,459 Gross unrealized depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) (222,945,338) (488,483) (684,515)
(52,681,925)
Net unrealized appreciation $ 2,465,263,582 $ 8,443,076 $ 8,853,055
$ 12,898,534
Cost of investments for income tax purposes $ 2,815,911,410 $ 18,232,859 $ 25,922,380
$ 667,338,847
The difference between book‐basis and tax‐basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to the deferral of losses from wash sales and tax basis of passive foreign investment companies. Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to investment companies, recognition of capital and ordinary losses on certain transactions is deferred until the subsequent tax year. As of March 31, 2019, Small Company Fund and International Equity Fund elects to defer to the period ending March 31, 2020, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 in the amount of $4,640,940 and $82,738, respectively. Small Company Fund and Mid Company Fund elect to defer to the period ending March 31, 2020, late year ordinary losses in the amounts of $10,498,004 and $25,660, respectively.
Capital Loss Carryforwards – Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (“the Modernization Act”), net capital losses
recognized in tax years beginning after December 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and the character of the losses is retained as short‐term and/or long‐term. Under the law in effect prior to the Modernization Act, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short‐term. As a transition rule, the Modernization Act requires that post‐enactment net capital losses be used before pre‐enactment net capital losses. Additionally, post‐enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short‐term or long‐term losses rather than being considered all short‐term as under previous law. Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund used capital loss carryovers in the amount of $212,994 during the period ended March 31, 2019. Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund had post‐enactment capital losses for short‐term in the amount of $154,718 and long‐term in the amount of $11,516.
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Distributions during the fiscal year shown were characterized for tax purposes as follows:
Small Company Fund Mid Company Fund International Equity Fund International Small
Company Fund Distributions Paid From: 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 Ordinary Income $ –
$ –
$ 97,170 $ 39,923 $ 343,601 $ 353,612 $ 363,801
$ 55,420 Long‐term capital gains 269,217,785
232,747,217
1,898,356 3,596,752 – – 126,569
14,176
Total $269,217,785
$232,747,217
$ 1,995,526 $ 3,636,675 $ 343,601 $ 353,612 $ 490,370
$ 69,596
5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. The Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
6. TRUSTEE AND OFFICER FEES
Officers of the Trust, except the Chief Compliance Officer, and Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust, will receive no salary or fees from the Funds for their services to the Trust. As of September 30, 2019, there were four Trustees, three of whom are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of that term under the 1940 Act (each, an “Independent Trustee”). Each Independent Trustee of the Trust receives a $54,000 annual retainer and a $1,500 per meeting fee. All Trustees and officers are reimbursed for any out‐of‐pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings.
7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Funds evaluated subsequent events from September 30, 2019, the date of these financial statements, through the date these financial statements were issued and available. There were no subsequent events to report that would have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.
8. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018‐13, which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The update to Topic 820 includes new, eliminated, and modified disclosure requirements. ASU 2018‐13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods. Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the ASU to the Fund’s financial statements.
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As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
Actual Expenses – The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds by comparing these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value April 1, 2019
Ending Account Value
September 30, 2019 Expense Ratio(a)
Expenses Paid During Period April 1, 2019 to
September 30, 2019(b) Small Company Fund Investor
Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 1,035.40 1.24% $ 6.31 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,018.80 1.24% $ 6.26
Institutional Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 1,036.30 1.04% $ 5.29 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,019.80 1.04% $ 5.25
Mid Company Fund Investor
Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 1,088.60 1.15% $ 6.00 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,019.25 1.15% $ 5.81
Institutional Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 1,089.70 0.90% $ 4.70 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,020.50 0.90% $ 4.55
International Equity Fund Investor
Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 1,024.80 1.25% $ 6.33 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,018.75 1.25% $ 6.31
Institutional Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 1,026.20 1.00% $ 5.07 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,020.00 1.00% $ 5.05
International Small Company Fund Investor
Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 991.60 1.40% $ 6.97 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,018.00 1.40% $ 7.06
Institutional Actual $ 1,000.00 $ 993.50 1.15% $ 5.73 Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,019.25 1.15% $ 5.81
(a) Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year expenses. (b) Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of
days in the most recent fiscal half-year (183), divided by 366.
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1. PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND VOTING RECORD A copy of the Trust’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy and the Advisor’s Proxy Voting and Disclosure Policy are included as Appendix A to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information and are available, (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1‐877‐892‐4226 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12‐month period ended June 30 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at the number above and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. 2. QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS The Funds files their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N‐PORT. The Funds’ Form N‐PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1‐800‐SEC‐0330. Information included in the Funds’ N‐PORT will also be available upon request by calling 1‐877‐892‐4226.
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FACTS WHAT DOES THE BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
MUTUAL FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives
consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how
we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to
understand what we do.
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have
with us. This information can include:
■ Social Security number and assets
■ Account balances and transaction history
■ Checking account information and wire transfer instructions
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in
this notice.
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday
business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’
personal information; the reasons The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds choose to share;
and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information Does the Fund share? Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes –
such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal
investigations, or report to credit bureaus
Yes No
For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences No We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share
Questions? Call 1-877-892-4226
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Who we are
Who is providing this notice? The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds, on behalf of each of its series: The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund, The Brown Capital Management Mid Company Fund, The Brown Capital Management International Equity Fund and The Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund.
What we do
How do The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds protect my personal information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
We require any companies that help provide our services to you to protect the confidentiality of the personal information they receive.
How does The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds collect my personal information?
We collect your personal information, for example, when you
■ Open an account or give us your account information ■ Make deposits or withdrawals from our account ■ Pay us by check or make a wire transfer
We also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
■ sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness ■ affiliates from using your information to market to you ■ sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
Definitions
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
■ Brown Capital Management, LLC, the investment advisor, is an affiliate of The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds.
Nonaffiliates Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
■ The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds do not share information with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
Joint Marketing A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
■ The Brown Capital Management Mutual Funds do not jointly market.
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